Former N.C. A&T Chancellor James Renick died Sunday at age 72 after battling Lou Gehrig's disease.
His daughter, Karinda Renick, posted about her father's death Sunday night on Facebook.
"Today I had to say goodbye to a great man, my dad," she ...
Posted Monday, January 4th 2021 at 2:38PM
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Wendy John, Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion at Fidelity Investments, spoke with Caroline Clarke, Host of the On the Clock podcast, to discuss her career, Fidelity’s diversity and inclusion journey and how their affinity groups have helped employees during the pandemic.
Listen to Wendy share her personal story as well as ...
Posted Monday, January 4th 2021 at 12:14AM
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Have you ever wanted to start a career in financial services? Fidelity Investments is looking for African American professionals and has partnered with HBCUConnect.com! Fidelity is looking for applicants with previous experience in customer service a ...
Posted Saturday, January 2nd 2021 at 8:22PM
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WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 31, 2020 — TMCF applauds President Trump’s signing of the HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of Results for Students Act (HBCU PARTNERS Act) into law.
“We thank President Trump for signing this important le ...
Posted Saturday, January 2nd 2021 at 5:11PM
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Black Mother and Daughter Graduate Together From Medical School, Both Become Doctors
Cynthia and Jasmine Kudji, mother and daughter graduates from medical school
New Orleans, LA — Dr. Cynthia Kudji and her daughter, Dr. Jasmine Kudji, recently ...
Posted Thursday, December 31st 2020 at 2:15AM
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It is no secret that, historically, there has always been tension between police officers and the Black community. That tension was highlighted this year amid several cases of police shootings and police brutality spanning all across the country. Man ...
Posted Tuesday, December 29th 2020 at 11:40PM
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A new partnership between Missouri State and HBCU Central State will allow more undergraduates to pursue higher education through an accelerated program. According to a press release, both schools signed a Memorandum of Understanding that says CSU st ...
Posted Tuesday, December 29th 2020 at 10:30PM
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Robert F. Smith is, once again, working to help HBCU students and graduates. After famously paying off the student loans of every 2019 Morehouse graduate and creating a STEAM academy based on HBCU principles in Denver, Colorado, Smith is now working ...
Posted Tuesday, December 29th 2020 at 9:54PM
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It is no secret that many people, especially in the Black community, have expressed their apprehensiveness about getting the new Coronavirus vaccine. A few members of the HBCU community have decided to receive the vaccine publicly to help combat the ...
Posted Monday, December 28th 2020 at 6:59PM
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Adidas recently announced that they will be teaming up with FAMU alum and founder of Fear of God apparel, Jerry Lorenzo, to create a brand new athletic line. Lorenzo’s Fear of God features a range of fashion, from casual wear to formal wear. The part ...
Posted Monday, December 28th 2020 at 4:22PM
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Lately, there have been several politicians making HBCUs related issues a part of their platform. President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect (and Howard grad) Kamala Harris have been very vocal about their plans to increase funding to HBCUs a ...
Posted Monday, December 28th 2020 at 3:42PM
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Recently in the news for all of the wrong reasons, Google has been struggling with their recruitment brand and image within the African American community as two highly regarded African American female employees broke ties with the company. Meanwhile, tech giant Microsoft out of Redmond, Washington, has been quietly investing in it's relationship with tech firm and social network, HBCU CONNECT ...
Posted Saturday, December 26th 2020 at 9:30PM
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The creator of Surian Seed: HBCU Superheroes resoundingly rejects the notion that he is the next Stan Lee. He believes comparing himself to anyone limits him from becoming the first Maurice "Raheem" Mander. After twenty-years of meticulously creating ...
Posted Saturday, December 26th 2020 at 8:20PM
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Organization HBCU 20x20, just announced that they would no longer be partnering with Google. The decision follows a tweet from a former Google employee who revealed that she was fired back in September after dealing with racial and sexual discrimination from her colleagues. ...
Posted Wednesday, December 23rd 2020 at 11:29PM
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It’s official. The football rivalry between North Carolina Central University and North Carolina A&T will continue from 2021 to 2030! Both schools recently signed off on a 10-year football schedule agreement to ensure that these two teams will contin ...
Posted Wednesday, December 23rd 2020 at 12:57AM
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